SESYNC Internship Opportunity

The National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) at the University of Maryland is now accepting applications for faculty mentors and undergraduate interns for the 2016 SESYNC Undergraduate Summer Internship Program.

The goals of the program are to:

§  Provide students with a research or work experience that contributes towards the research or program goals of the mentors.
§  Enhance student understanding of the complex nature of socially relevant environmental problems.
§  Introduce students to research approaches, particularly the synthesis approach, used to address socio-environmental problems.
§  Enhance student understanding of how scientific evidence may be used to inform decision making and policy with regard to environmental problems.

Internship positions are full-time (40 hours/week) from June 6–August 12, 2016. Interns will be paid $11/hour by SESYNC.

To learn more about the SESYNC Internship Program and experiences of a few former interns, please visit: http://youtu.be/wIH9NWHfnCU

For full details, visit: http://www.sesync.org/opportunities/summer-internship-program-2016

Interns must be registered as full-time undergraduate students at the University of Maryland, College Park or Coppin State University. Seniors who graduate in spring of 2016 are not eligible for this internship.

Applications for undergraduate internships and letters of recommendation must be received by

Wednesday, February 24, 2016, at 5 p.m. EST.

The University of Maryland is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Minorities and Women are Encouraged to Apply